Israel Crosby

That is a cut entitled Maryam by the Ahmad Jamal Trio.

Ahmad Jamal on piano, Israel Crosby on double bass, Walter Perkins on drums.

And before that, you heard music from the Ahmad Jamal Trio, a cut called Something to Remember You By.

Ahmad Jamal on piano.

Ray Crawford is on bass, is on guitar, rather.

Israel Crosby is on double bass.

Now, Ahmad Jamal does have a St. Louis connection.

He also was a member, along with Oliver Nelson, of a band that was led by George Hudson.

And I'm saying, you do? This is...

The drummer with Ahmad Jamal and Israel Crosby way back there, Vernel Fournier.

I remember that.

Quite a character.

Yep.

Israel Crosby on the bass and Vernel Fournier on the drums.

Yep.

And this is, the title that we got from this is just called Excerpts From the Blues.

Like I keep saying, the melody's always so close.

Yeah.

And then the rhythm section of, of Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier are-

They are amazing